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(No Model.)

' J. HOLLAND.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HOLLAND, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,813, dated April29, 1890.

Application filed December 23, 1889- $erial No. 334,684. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Pens, ofwhich the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is toproduce a cheap, compact, and cleanlyfountain-pen and dispense with the ordinary filler and point-protector.This I accomplish by adapting an" elastic bulb to fit over either end ofthe point-section, so that the bulb acts as the point-protector.when thepen is carriedin the pocket, and, in connection with the pointscctionand writing-point, serves as the filler for the hollow handle orfountain.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of afountain-pen with the elastic bulb coveringand protecting the point, aswhen the pen is carried in the pocket. Fig. 2 is a front eley'ation ofthe same with the bulb removed from the point and placed over the end ofthe holder, as when the pen is-ready for use. Fig. 3 is a view, partlyin side elevation, of the point-section removed from the handle andhaving the elastic bulb placed over its inner end for the purpose ofusing the point-section and bulb as a filler. The bulb is shown incentral longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal elevation of thepoint-section of a stylographic fountainpen detached from the handle orholder and having the bulb upon its inner end, the two so combinedserving as a filler.

The fountain-holder A, point-section B, and pen-point O are of usualconstruction. The point-section is fitted with a cylindrical plug 1),which is cut away upon one side to form the ink-duct through which theink is fed, governed by the fingers Z), to the pen-point.

D is an elastic bulb, such as is commonly used upon fillers or droppers.This bulb when placed overth'e pen and point-section, as seen in Fig. 1,protects the point from injury when the pen is not in use, and in caseof leakage prevents the ink from escaping into the pocket should the penbe carelessly placed point downward in the pocket.

\Vhen it is desired to use the pen, the bulb is removed and may, forconvenience, be placed over the end of the pen-holder, as shown in Fig.2.

Then it is desired to fill the pen, the pointsection is removed from theholder. The bulb D is placed over the screw-threaded portion b of thepointsection, Fig. The pointsection and bulb thus arranged may be usedas an ordinary filler. The point-section B (shown in Fig. 4) is of thatclass in which the spring-pressed needle-valve is attached to a hollowor cut-away cylindrical plug and inserted in the point-section from theinner end, as is the plug 1), Fig.3. Then the point-section B is to beused as a filler, this plug with the needle-valve is first removed andthe bulb D placed over the point, as shown.

In using the ordinary dropper or the point-cover, as in my patent, No.M5338, of November 26, 1889, for filling fountain-pens, the bulb iscompletely exhausted; but'some ink always remains in the tubular part,making it necessary to wash and cleanse it after use to prevent the ductfrom becoming clogged. This trouble .and the consequent loss of ink areavoided by my present invention, as whatever ink remains in thepointsection is used in writing.

I claim- 1. The combination of the fountain-holder, the point-sectionfor said holder, and the elastic bulb 1), adapted to fit over either endof the said point-section to serve as a point protector when placed overthe writing-point, and, in connection with the point-section, as afiller when placed over the inner end of the point-section,substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

2. The fountain-pen consisting of the holder A, point-section B, andelastic bulb D, said bulb being adapted to fit over either end of thepointsection, as a new article of manufacture, said parts being combinedand arranged substantially as specified.

JOHN HOLLAND. Witnesses:

Gno. J. MURRAY, FRANK L. MILLWARD.

